Obama Administration

04/02/2013

If your lifestyle isn't one of a certain level of snootiness, you may be familiar with the game, "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon." In this game, one thinks of an actor and then tries, in six or fewer steps to link him or her to Kevein Bacon. Take Gene Hackman for example:

Gene Hackman starred in "Hoosiers" with Dennis Hopper.

Dennis Hopper appeared in "Easy Rider" along with Jack Nicholson.

Jack Nicholson played the heroic figure (but not by the libtard Hollywood standards) in "Few Good Men," with Kevin Bacon.

The same sort of game could be played with Bill Ayers taking the role of Kevin Bacon and Illinois Republicans such as husband of Emily's List donor and aspiring gubernatorial candidate, Bruce Rauner taking the place of the chosen actor. Given that Bill Ayers is an unrepentant domestic terrorist who the oh-so progressive "intellectuals" adore for his commitment to indoc... err.. education, this could be of interest. It could be especially interesting to those in Republican circles who (correctly, in my opinion) made a big deal out of Barack Obama's association with Ayers.

President Obama appointed Ms. Pritzker to the President's Council
for Jobs and Competitiveness which advises the Administration on
economic growth and job creation. Ms. Pritzker previously served on the
President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. She was National
Co-chair of Obama for America 2012 and was National Finance Chair of the
2008 Barack Obama for President Campaign.

In addition to her service to "The One," Penny Pritzker serves as a prime example of the one-percenter, fat-cat hypocrisy of Barack Obama. One might think President Obama gets really steaming mad when those nasty banks take advantage of the proletariat with predatory, sub-prime loans. Well he does in front of the right audience, but Pritzker would appear to be exactly the type of predator the reader of TOTUS would abhor. From Lynn Sweet's blog at the Sun Times:

"Part of the reason we got a current mortgage
crisis has to do with the fact that people got suckered in to loans
that they could not pay," he told a crowd in Reading, Pa., last week.
"There were a lot of predatory loans that were given out, a lot of
teaser rates. Banks and financial institutions making these loans were
making money hand over fist."

At the helm of Superior Bank was Obama's national finance chairwoman, Penny Pritzker, an heiress to the Pritzker fortune.

One of the banks that went
under after making a lot of subprime loans -- leaving 1,400 of its
customers without part of their savings -- was Chicago's Superior Bank.

At the helm of Superior Bank at least some of the time was Obama's
national finance chairwoman, Penny Pritzker, an heiress to the Pritzker
fortune.

Obama's campaign notes that Pritzker stepped down as chairwoman of
the bank's board in 1994, seven years before it failed. She then went on
the board of the bank's holding company.

But a letter obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times shows that until the
end, Pritzker appeared to be taking a leadership role in trying to
revive the bank with an expanded push into subprime loans.

Wasn't that fun? I am not implying that Rauner approves of the Weather Underground (especially not in the way the libtard Hollywood types adore them), but I do think the associations of these elitists are interesting. They must be a close group, as many of them seem to sit on multiple boards together. Who ever said money cannot buy influence and political power?

Rauner, Pritzker, and the dead fish ballerina can't be all bad. They have ruffled the feathers of another "intellectual" progressive buddy of Ayers and Dohrn, Mike Klonsky (information on the commie "educator" can be found here in Andrew McCarthy's National Review piece). Hippy, commie Klonsky takes issue with the trio and their education reform cohorts here. So, it is probably reasonable for Illinois Republicans to support Bruce Rauner for Governor. It would likely seem odd if they were to support Rahm Emanuel outright and apparently Mayor of Chicago is more prestigious than Governor of Illinois or Emanuel would run, himself. That is unless he believes he is better off putting a Republican up against Lisa Madigan.

04/24/2010

I admit I have been hard on "moderates" in the past. I even renamed my blog to express my distaste for those I viewed as unprincipled RINOs whose lust for power and acceptance from the left were their primary motivators. I was a fool. I could not see past my common sense or reach beyond my desire for a free future for my descendants to appreciate the value of those "moderate" heroes. "Moderates" serve a crucial purpose in our current system of government and I can no longer deny this truth.

I beg forgiveness from those "moderates" who may have been offended by my past assertions. My naive belief in the notions of limited government, individual rights with accompanying individual responsibility, and my belief in a free market system compose a fantasy system. My thinking that murder is wrong, even when the victim is the most innocent of people, is yet another component of fantasy. We live in the real world, not "Fantasy Island". It is in the real world where "moderates" fulfill such vital roles.

Now, Cap and Trade voting Mark Kirk (but he says he is against it now... now that he has already helped it pass the House and he won't be in the Senate until after their version ((not called Cap and Trade, though, because the phrase has poll-tested negative)) is passed) is valiantly holding his own in an epic race (to the bottom) with the salt of the earth, mob banker, Alexi Giannoulias for the U.S. Senate seat that once served as Barack Obama's stepping stone to the Dictatorship, I mean Presidency of The United States of America. John McCain is also running for yet another term as Senator from Arizona and therefore feels compelled to shield from view, although temporarily, his well-known "moderate" credentials. These two "moderates" need our unthinking support, I am now convinced, along with "moderate" Mike Castle from Delaware, who is serving the dutiful "moderate" purpose in his own way.

12/06/2009

In the age of "Climate-gate" and "Crasher-gate" we may have a scandal that shares the common thread of a break-in with Watergate... that is if the Obama-media would do its actual job and not its duty as propaganda organs of the administration. Some voices spoke of "Chicagogate" after Illinois' helmet-haired joke of a Governor, Rod Blagojevich was arrested (for being a Chicago Democrat politician... well that wasn't the charge, but it explains at least some of the criminal activity.)

One of the Chicago politicky actions that led to the arrest was the attempts to sell the "F***in golden" Senate seat being vacated by fellow Chicago politician and unfortunately new President Of The United States. Now, no one thinks there is any involvement from anyone associated with the White House in any of these activities. We do know that there was "no contact" (except the times they spoke) between the President-elect (remember the podium and the stupid blue sign the narcissist stood behind as he droned to his fawning media sycophants?) Of course, there is no one in the White House who prides himself in his mob-enforcer reputation or who would say send dead fish to a foe.

11/21/2009

Kate at An Ol' Broad's Ramblings has posted a collection of some hard-hitting cartoons in today's edition of "Weasel Time". Several deal with the obvious attempt to begin the "Death Panel" process via new recommendations regarding mammograms and such. One example:

Call the sick Statists in the Senate at (202) 224-3121 then visit "Weasel Time" to enjoy the other toons!

11/08/2009

This is not intended to paint the entire generation that followed the "Greatest Generation" with the same red brush. There are certainly patriotic citizens and those who cherish the liberty our founders established among the offspring of the generation who fought World War II. I am related by blood and by marriage to such patriotic children of the "Greatest Generation".

This is about the groovy hippies who never grew out of that phase. This is about the "peace" and "love" types like Bill Ayers who likely mentored Barack Obama more than he would ever admit to the voting public. This is about those who were born in the forties and went from the university to law school to Congress and soaked up all the Marxist ideology they could along the way. This is about those who went from hippy to Congressional intestinal worm and have infested the Capitol for decades. This is about the likes of George Miller (Dimocrat CA-7), who has been in the House since he was twenty-nine years old in 1974. Thank God all of California isn't the same as San Francisco (of course I thank God all of Illinois isn't the same as Chicago too). It is too bad California doesn't have more representatives like the elder and younger Duncan Hunter!

08/01/2009

I suppose lifting the ban on selling aerospace technology to Syria is yet another effective way Barack Obama can smack Israel in its mouth. Before we get to the reported lifting of the ban, let's consider recent history and our own King Hussein (aka B. Hussein Obama). President Peace Through Weakness can't seem to help himself when it comes to smooching the posteriors of the world's worst regimes. Middle East Online has an article from July 12 that could easily be headlined, 'Obama Policy: Talking With Terrorists'. The actual headline is "Obama for closer 'engagement' with Syria".

"We've started to see some
diplomatic contacts between the United States and Syria," Obama said,
in an interview recorded during Saturday's visit to Ghana.

"There are aspects of
Syrian behaviour that trouble us and we think that there is a way that
Syria can be much more constructive on a whole host of these issues.

"But, as you know, I'm a believer in engagement and my hope is that we can continue to see progress on that front."

The last sentence would be a monument to Obama's supposed transparency if he had chosen his words a little less carefully or a little more honestly. Example: ' But as you know, but are too enamored with me to print, I'm a believer in appeasement and my hope is that my magnetic personality can soften the most hardened hearts of leaders who may through no fault of their own but through tremendous fault of my country, found themselves at odds with the United States and her awful allies.' If only TOTUS would scroll the text that actually mirrors the thoughts of ACORN's most famous alum.

12/20/2008

Apparently the notions of right and wrong are antiquated symbols of a time gone by. These words would seem to be integral in the principles which guide private citizens and elected officials... at least in a long gone era in which principles mattered. Today we dwell in the environment of bipartisanship (translation: agreeing with Democrats) at all costs and moderation (translation: agreeing with Democrats) as a means to political victory.

In the wake of the Republican Party's presidential election loss, we have been bombarded with calls to become moderates or put another way, to become the candidate that lost. The intellectuals believe that any future Republican candidate can only succeed if he or she can't appeal to the base. Perhaps this seemingly contradictory philosophy is an indicator of a deep-rooted flaw in modern politics, a lack of principle.

This post was inspired by my search for information regarding Obama's nominee for transportation secretary, Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL.) I know "Big Brother" Barry said he would have Republicans in his administration, but I couldn't imagine the type of Republican (other than the RINO that is all too common) that would embrace a position in the Obama Administration. I have read things about Rep. LaHood's voting record with which I disagree, but didn't see anything too alarming. That is just his voting record. Today I read an article from the AP in The State Journal Register which triggerd an alarm.

“We trash each other and end up making the institution look bad,” he once said. “That’s why Congress’ approval ratings are so low.”

Although LaHood once served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, he has less experience in transportation issues than other contenders Obama was said to be considering, and many industry experts — even in LaHood’s home state — were hard-pressed to say where he stood on specific issues.

So Congress' approval ratings are so low because Republicans and Democrats disagree and sometimes make those disagreements public? The approval rating would be better if they all just got along, issues be damned? The approval rating is what matters? That might be part of the problem, Representative LaHood! The two excerpted paragraphs give the impression that Rep. LaHood is one of the "bipartisanship for political gain" Republicans who shun the quaint notions of right and wrong and that Obama needed another Republican to appear bipartisan. I suppose this the politics of change.

What has Congress accomplished? Let me rephrase that. What good has Congress accomplished? Has Nancy Pelosi "drained the swamp?" Were promises kept? Perhaps the answers to those questions might shed some light on the roots of the low approval rating, if that is what is important.

Does my desire to hear honest positions from politicians indicate some form of insanity or mental illness on my part? (In case you are curious, massaging the position to fit the audience is an indication of typical political dishonesty.) Is winning elections all that matters? Are we expected to believe that the path to victory is in the shadow of our opponents as we mimic their actions? Even if this insane strategy were to succeed, what would be won?

Life is naturally complicated, our government need not be. This is not to say that there aren't difficult decisions to be made by those that govern, but there are guidelines that if followed should inform every decision. Take the federal government that has grown out of control and bloated beyond anything our founders likely envisioned in their worst nightmares. We have a Constitution and it provides a set of guidelines. If a decision does not fall under the enumerated powers granted the federal government in this document, then that decision should not be made.

Am I wrong? Are people that know the right people and can sell themselves so much more capable than an average citizen? If not, then the grotesque and increasing intrusions of government into our lives cannot be justified. Doing the right thing might be difficult, but it does not have to be all that complicated. By the way, doing the right thing does not include forcibly taking the resources of one to buy the votes of another.